Ekta Kapoor finds her hero by chance

Vickey Lalwani

Little did Ekta Kapoor know what lay in store when she walked into Juhu's Prithvi theatre last year to watch a play, Hero. By the time the curtains came down, she knew who to cast in the lead in one of her next films, Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi.

| Mumbai Mirror | May 16, 2014, 08.56 AM IST

Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi

Little did Ekta Kapoor know what lay in store when she walked into Juhu's Prithvi theatre last year to watch a play, Hero. By the time the curtains came down, she knew who to cast in the lead in one of her next films, Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi.

Seems Siddharth Gupta beat Paresh Rawal's son Aditya and Huma Qureshi's brother Saqib Saleem (last seen as the coach in Hawaa Hawaai) to the role after a series of auditions.

Ekta had no idea Siddharth is the younger brother of Vikas Gupta who once worked with her and is now the programming head in a music channel.

Siddharth plays a guy from a lower middle class family in his debut film who feels he is jinxed. "Uska bad luck bahut strong hai, issi liye uski jhand hoti rehti hai," says Siddharth who is a qualified engineer. "I wanted to become an actor so I joined a theatre group and landed a three-film contract with Balaji."

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Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi: Press Meet

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Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi: Press Meet

Ashish Juneja and Simran Kaur Mundi during the promotion of the film Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi in Mumbai. (Pic: Viral Bhayani)

Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi: Press Meet

Simran Kaur Mundi during the promotion of the film Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi in Mumbai. (Pic: Viral Bhayani)

Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi: Press Meet

Bejoy Nambiar during the promotion of the film Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi in Mumbai. (Pic: Viral Bhayani)

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